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download MP4 Michaela Davies demonstrates her Subsoma project for Dorkbot Sydney. She and volunteer Kate have wires connected that stimulate their muscles to move to the sound played. Their muscles move involuntarily to "Love Me Tender". Check out her videos http://www.youtube.com/user/MissScissorBird/videos

download MP3 As the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17 finished this weekend, climate change is on everyone's mind. Professor Ann Henderson-Sellers from Macquarie University wants you to show her what to do about it. I asked her to explain about the Climate Fix Flicks. More information on the competition to create a short video to show how we can all fix the climate

Friday 19th November was a beautiful day to visit Sculpture By The Sea on the Bondi Beach to Tamarama beach walk.

download MP4 A colourful animated light show projected onto the Sydney Opera House for the Vivid Sydney festival 2011.

download MP4 This is a moving sculpture at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image titled: TY the Tasmanian Tiger™. Its a 3D zoetrope with almost 200 characters. Starring Krome Studios' videogame superstar TY the Tasmanian Tiger(TM) and his friends. It was built using 3D full colour printing with plaster/epoxy characters by RapidPro. When the strobe flashes, the plastic characters come to life. I took this video in August 2011 on my Nokia n95 8GB

download MP4 Hugo De Garis speaking about the future of topological quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and a war over whether to build artificial intellects, at Melbourne University in August 2011. Will humans stay the dominant species?

download MP3 Galit Segev is a chef and biochemist, combining her love of food and science, in public talks on the science of food. Galit is a volunteer for Vision Australia creating recipes and cooking classes for people with vision impairment. At the Ultimo Science Festival she spoke to me about her love of food, her love of chocolate, and the science of making chocolate. Galit Segev

Exclusive: Occupy Wall Street Activist Slams Fox News Producer In Un-Aired Interview This is a very clear and articulated explanation of what the protest is about.

download MP3 Meadows under the sea feed the world and clean the air. Marine Ecologist Dr Peter Macreadie is a Chancellor's post-doctoral research fellow in the School of the Environment in the Faculty of Science at the University of Technology, Sydney. Dr Macreadie has been nominated for the 2011 Eureka Prize awarded each year by the Australian Museum, for his research into seagrass. Ian Woolf asked him to explain the role of seagrasses in marine ecology, and their role in preventing global warming. You can vote for Dr Macreadie in the Eureka prizes here: http://eureka.australianmuseum.net.au/vote

download MP4 I spoke at SkeptiCamp about how Skeptics should be sceptical of their own beliefs, as well as the beliefs of others.

download MP4 PhD student Phobe Peters at the Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases explores the role of proteins in the surprisingly complex mechanism of bacterial cell division.

download MP3 Les Kirkup is researching ways of making laboratory learning a better experience - using science. Associate Professor Les Kirkup from the Faculty of Science at the University of Technology, Sydney spoke to Ian Woolf about his being awarded the National Teaching Fellowship from the Australian Teaching and Learning Council. I began by asking him to explain what the National Teaching Fellowship is about. Inquiry-oriented learning in science: transforming practice through forging new partnerships and perspectives

download mp4 When leaves get hot Botanist Dr Andy Leigh gets interested. She spoke to Shannon Jones why she researches how leaves deal with heat as part of the Science Communications Education Project at UTS Science Faculty.

I woke up with an absurdly deep voice again today, here's a recording MP3